"Today the mysteries of heathen wor-
ship are replaced by the secret associations
and seances, the obscurities and wonders,
of spiritualistic mediums.-. .
"There are many who shrink with horror
from the. thought of consulting spirit me-
diums, but who are attracted by more
pleasing forms of spiritism. Others are led
astray by the teachings of Christian Sci-
ence, and by, the mysticism of Theosophy
and other Oriental religions.
"The apostles of nearly all forms of
spiritism claim to have power to heal.
They attribute this pOwer to electricity,
magnetism, the so-called 'sympathetic rem-
edies,' or to latent forces within the mind of
man. And there are not a few, even in this
Christian age, who go to these healers, in-
stead of trusting in the power of the living
God and the skill of well-qualified physi-
cians."—Prophets
and Kings,
pages 210, 211.
9.
Judging from the record of his
last visit, what schools had been re-
established by Elijah? 2 Kings 2:3, 5.
Compare 2 Kings 4:1, 38; 6:1.
NoTE.—"The schools of the prophets,
established by Samuel, bad fallen into de-
cay during the years of Israel's apostasy.
Elijah re-established these schools, making
provision for young men to gain an educa-
tion that would lead them to magnify the
law and make it honorable. Three of these
schools, one at Gilgal, one at Bethel, and
one at Jericho, are mentioned in the
rec-
ord."—Prophets and Kings,
pages 224, 225.
Elijah's Successor
10.
Whom did God ask Elijah to
appoint to the prophetic office? 1
Kings 19:15, 16.
11.
In what activity was Elisha en-
gaged when Elijah "cast his mantle
upon him"? 1 Kings 19:19.
NoTE.—"The prophetic call came to Eli-
sha while, with his father's servants, he was
plowing in the field. He had taken up the
work that lay nearest. . . . While co-oper-
ating with his father in the home-life du-
ties, he was learning to co-operate with
God.
"By faithfulness in little things, Elisha
was preparing for weightier trusts. . . .
None can know what may be God's pur-
pose in His discipline ; but all may be
certain that faithfulness in little things is
the evidence of fitness for greater responsi-
bilities. Every act of life is a revelition of
character; and he only who in small duties
proves himself 'a workman that needeth
not to be ashamed,' can be honored by God
with higher
service."—Prophets and Kings,
pages 217, 218.,
12.
How did Elisha respond to the
invitation extended by Elijah? 1
Kings 19:21.
NOTE.—"Elisha accepted the call to serv-
ice, casting no backward glance at the
pleasures and comforts he was leaving. . . .
"The call to place all on the altar of
service comes to each one. We are not all
asked to serve as Elisha served, nor are we
all bidden to sell everything we have ; but
God asks us to give His service the first
place in our lives, to allow no day to pass
without doing something to advance His
work in the earth. . . . It is the consecra-
tion of the life and all its interests, that
is necessary."—Prophets
and Kings,
page
221.
13.
When given an opportunity
to request a parting gift from Elijah,
for what did Elisha ask, and with
what result? 2 Kings 2:9, 10, 15.
NoTE.—"Elisha asked not for worldly
honor, or for a high place among the great
men of earth. That which he craved was
a large measure of the Spirit that God had
bestowed so freely upon the one about to
be honored with translation. He knew that
nothing but the Spirit which had rested
upon Elijah, could fit him to fill the place
in Israel to which God had called him."—
Prophets and Kings,
pages 226, 227.
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